What we’re about
We're a friendly group of book and film enthusiasts who love a good read and a good chat. Our meetups are relaxed and we read a wide range of books. To give you an idea about the kind of thing we read – here's what we've got stuck into the past...
The Uncommon Reader, Alan Bennett
A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
Never Look Away, Linwood Barclay
Kara’s Game, Gordon Stevens
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld
Shantaram, Gregory David Robert
The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
End of Faiths, Sam Harris
High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Rachael Joyce
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
A Kind of Loving, Stan Barstow
Tess of the D'Urbevilles, Thomas Hardy
Flowers For Algernon, Daniel Keyes
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
The Circle, Dave Eggers
The Collini Case, Ferdinand Von Schirach
The Love Song Of Miss Queenie Hennessy, Rachel Joyce
We also organise cinema trips now and then and in the past have seen The Great Gatsby, The Book Thief and Philomena to name a few. Sometimes, we even just meet up for tea and cake and leave the books at home!
We know how busy life is, so there’s no pressure to come to every meeting, although we'd like you to attend regularly. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!